Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 64.225

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रथसहस्राणि च बोधिमण्डे ध्वजपताका च सनन्दिघोषा ।
जालाविचित्रा शुभवादिता हि ध्वजाग्रमूर्धे च सनन्दिघोषा ॥ २२५ ॥

rathasahasrāṇi ca bodhimaṇḍe dhvajapatākā ca sanandighoṣā |
jālāvicitrā śubhavāditā hi dhvajāgramūrdhe ca sanandighoṣā || 225 ||

There were thousands of chariots near the bodhi tree, with banners and flags and joy-drums, glittering with their network, and making clear music. For there were joy-drums at the top of the standards, too. (225)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (64.225). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratha, Sahasra, Bodhimanda, Dhvaja, Pataka, Sanandi, Ghosha, Jala, Vicitra, Shubha, Vadita, Dhvajagra, Dha, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.225). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “rathasahasrāṇi ca bodhimaṇḍe dhvajapatākā ca sanandighoṣā ”
ratha -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bodhimaṇḍe -
bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dhvaja -
dhvaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhvaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
patākā -
patākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sanandi -
sanandī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ghoṣā -
ghoṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jālāvicitrā śubhavāditā hi dhvajāgramūrdhe ca sanandighoṣā ”
jālā -
jālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vicitrā -
vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śubha -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
vāditā* -
vādita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vad], [vocative plural from √vad]

√vad -> vāditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vad], [vocative plural from √vad], [accusative plural from √vad]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhvajāgram -
dhvajāgra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvajāgra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ūr -
ū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
dhe -
dha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sanandi -
sanandī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ghoṣā -
ghoṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.225

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019